# Books like The Matchlock Gun

**10** books similar to *The Matchlock Gun* by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (Children's stories · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Adam of the Road Novel Units Student Packet](https://readinglist.school/book/adam-of-the-road) by Elizabeth Gray Vining _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- [Animal Farm](https://readinglist.school/book/animal-farm) by George Orwell _(1170L · Grades 7–10)_ — Overlapping grades (7–10) and the same era (1940s).
- [Big Snow and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Hader, Berta and Elmer _(Grades K–3)_ — Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1940s).
- [Call It Courage Teacher Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/call-it-courage) by Armstrong Sperry _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- [Johnny Tremain](https://readinglist.school/book/johnny-tremain) by Esther Hoskins Forbes _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- [King of the Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-the-wind) by Marguerite Henry _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_ — Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1940s).
- [Miss Hickory](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-hickory) by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- [My Father's Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/my-fathers-dragon) by Ruth Stiles Gannett _(990L · Grades 2–4)_ — Overlapping grades (2–4) and the same era (1940s).
- [Rabbit Hill](https://readinglist.school/book/rabbit-hill) by Robert Lawson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).

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